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Belleville, IL. (08/01/2021) Heavy area rainfall with more forecasted precipitation would force I-35 Speedway, in Winston Missouri, to cancel the scheduled racing date with the Lucas Oil POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints on Saturday, July 31st. Up next for the Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprints will be a return trip to always entertaining I-35 Speedway, in Winston Missouri, on Saturday, August 7th before many area drivers shift their focuses to the POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints Summer...more

Belleville, IL. (08/01/2021) The Lucas Oil POWRi National and West Midget Leagues join forces and prepare for arguably one of the fastest and historic tracks on the schedule. The two-day race weekend at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 is scheduled for this coming Friday and Saturday, August 6th & 7th. Alongside both POWRi Series will be the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars Series for both nights. POWRi Midgets have been on the schedule alongside the World of Outlaws for six years in a row now...more

Belleville, IL. (8/2/2021) As another week of unpredictable midwestern weather rolled through the area many POWRi Super Stock venues would see unfortunate rainouts sweep the region with a lone track able to complete feature racing. With the Chase for the Championship heating up in the season standings, Tony Anglin clings to a slight advantage over Ted Welschmeyer by a mere fifty points. Will Devin Irvin and Justin Jarrett continue to shirk the gap as Nick Gibson and Colton Bourland continue to...more

LACROSSE, Kansas (July 30, 2021) – Twenty-one cars checked in for night one of Bullring Nationals competition at Rush County Speedway in LaCrosse, Kansas with the Drive to Zero POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series Presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing. Steven Richardson cashed in on Friday night’s top prize in a tight battle for the top three positions. Series points leader, Ty Williams, and Richardson set the pace for the twenty-five-lap feature event. Richardson rushed to the lead with Williams...more

LACROSSE, Kansas (July 31, 2021) – The Drive to Zero POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series Presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing saw twenty-one competitors back in action for the Bullring Nationals finale on Saturday. Quinter, Kansas’ Zach Blurton cashed in on the $1,000 pay day atop “The Bullring” of Rush County Speedway in LaCrosse, Kansas. Kyler Johnson and Ty Williams led the field to the green for Saturday’s 30-lap feature event. Williams rushed to the race lead ahead of JD Johnson and Zach...more

Belleville, IL. (8/1/2021) Competing in a trio of events over the weekend, the Lucas Oil POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints would tackle the tight racing quarters of River Cities Speedway, Greenbush Race Park, and wrapping up the weekend at Buffalo River Speedway with Dexter Dvergsten gaining victories in the first pair of feature events as Alan Truscinski would win in the final race of the northerly swing. Witnessing outstanding nail-biting action all weekend, the POWRi MKLS would first fly...more

Belleville, IL. (8/2/2021) Quickly approaching and taking shape as a great weekend of Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League racing excitement, August 27-28 at two of Oklahoma’s most iconic ovals. With the scheduling adjustment of Creek County Speedway now racing Friday, August 27th to pair with I-44 Riverside Speedway’s event on Saturday, August 28th. Getting down to the wire in the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League 2021 season standings, this double-header weekend is primed to either solidify...more

Aztec, NM (7/31/21) – For the first time in over five years, the Lucas Oil POWRi NMMRA Sprint Car Series made their return to Aztec Speedway for the first two-day show of the 2021 season where veteran drivers Colt Treharn and Josh Grady found themselves back in victory lane on Friday and Saturday night. Night 1 The return to northern New Mexico kicked off with wet skies in the four corners region on Friday evening as teams waited out a quick storm before rolling on to the speedway for hot laps...more

Belleville, IL. (08/02/2021) Tanner Berryhill of Bixby, OK. sits behind the wheel of the No. 17 midget for the Lucas Oil POWRi Leagues. Berryhill with intentions to run the full schedule for the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League, he has three top five and three top ten finishes thus far in the 2021 season. The last show on the POWRi schedule was a doubleheader weekend for the series at Grain Valley Speedway and Sweet Springs Motorcomplex. Berryhill earned his career best and season best...more

BELLEVILLE, Kansas (August 2, 2021) – The anticipation is rising as the Drive to Zero POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series Presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing competitors prepare for the Fourth Annual Belleville 305 Nationals. The event takes place atop the prestigious half-mile of the Belleville High Banks in Belleville, Kansas, marking the highest paying 305 event in the country with a purse of over $67,000. On Thursday, August 5th, fans can enjoy watching competitors practice free of charge....more